Display-rack for beds.



W. CAMPBELL.

DISPLAY RACK FOR BEDS.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.13, 1911.

999, 1 52, Patented July 25, 1911.

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DISPLAY RACK FOR BEDS. APPLIGATION FILED r1113. 13, 1911.

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DISPLAY-RACK POE BEDS. I APPLICATION FILED PEB.13, 1911.

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WILLIAM CAMPBELL, OF SPRING VALLEY, ILLINOIS.

DISPLAY-RACK FOR BEDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 25, 1911.

Application filed February 13, 1911.. Serial No. 608,339.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVILLIAM CAMPBELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spring Valley, in the county of Bureau and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Racks for Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved metal display rack for beds.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a simple and economical rack of this character by means of which a series of head or foot pieces of different styles may be arranged for display purposes and whereby any one of such series may be slid endwise out of the group to display a particular style of head or foot piece without marring the adjacent pieces.

A further object of this invention is to provide a display vrack by means of which the head and foot pieces may be supported in upright position.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts illustrated in the drawings and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is an end elevation of my improved display rack with a number of head or foot pieces mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is a view looking at right angles from Fig. 1, the dotted lines indicating how any one of the series of head or foot pieces may be slid from the group for display. Fig. 3 is a per spective view of the rack. Fig. 1 is a similar view of a modified form of rack, showing how it is constructed when one head or foot piece only is to be displayed. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view showing more particularly how the head or foot pieces are mounted upon the rack. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one of the sliding blocks, and Fig. 7 is a perspective view, illustrating a modified form of rack.

Referring to the drawings for a more particular description of the invention, and which drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are therefore not drawn to scale, the rack, generally indicated by the refer ence numeral 1, consists of a series of track members 2, each constructed from a single piece of metal and comprising the flat base portion 3 and the convex side members 4.

When a series of head or foot pieces are to be displayed, the base portions 3 of the track members are provided with the longitudinal extensions 5, which afford a means of joining the respective members together in proper spaced relation by the flat metal connecting strips 6. The ends of the side pieces 4 of the track members are connected together by the bolts and nuts 7 and 8. This adds strength and rigidity to the track members and limits the sliding movement of the supporting blocks 9.

The supporting blocks 9 are each constructed from a single piece of metal and are shaped to snugly fit within the track: members, comprising the fiat base portions 10 which slide upon the base portions 3 of the track members and the concave side pieces 11 which work against the side piece 4:. The top portions of the supporting blocks are formed by the oppositely extending overlapping ends 13 of the metal from which the blocks are formed, the purpose of which is to increase the strength and supporting capacity of the top members of the blocks. The overlapping ends 13 are oined together by rivets or screws 14, as shown in Fig. 6.

The inner tubes or legs 15 of the head pieces are mounted upon the top members of the sliding blocks, fitting over the cylindrical extension pieces 16 provided at their lower ends with the threaded stems 17 which pass through corresponding vertical apertures 18 in the top members 12 and have screwed thereon the nuts 18 whereby the eX- tension members are securely connected to the sliding blocks.

The extension member 16 may be made of various sizes to fit the legs or tubes of head or foot pieces of various sizes, as shown in Fig. 1.

Vhere only one head or foot piece is displayed, the extensions 5 of the track memers are dispensed with, in which case the track member is of the form shown in Fig. 4:.

To display a particular head or foot piece, it is slid out of the group into the dotted line position indicated in Fig. 2. Owing to the construction of the rack, the head or foot pieces are always supported in upright posi tion and in spaced relation and therefore, a head or foot piece may he slid out of its group Without danger of marring or scratching the adjacent pieces.

In the modified form of rack illustrated in Fig. 7 the top members or ends 13 of the supporting blocks are extended outwardly in a horizontal plane beyond the side members 4: thereof, so as to support the inner legs or tubes of both a head and foot piece.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings it is thought that the construction and operation of this invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new, is

A display rack of the class described comprising a series of tracks, each consisting of a flat base portion and upright concave-convex side members, a supporting block mounted to slide longitudinally in the respective track member, bolts and nuts for joining opposite ends of the side members of each track member together and for limiting the sliding movement of the supporting blocks in both directions, a metal strip for joining the track members in series, extension members having cylindrical portions to fit in the legs of the head or foot pieces and threaded stems passing through the tops of the supporting blocks, and nuts screwing on the stems to detachably secure the extension pieces in place.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM CAMPBELL. Witnesses J. C. PINKLEY, A. FOWLER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). C. 

